My leukemia's back.
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Not sure if it *should* be a color! Or a breed or even an Easter turkey! Just saw it and knew it would fit in. ;-)
Sorry about the new aggravation, Rachel! Can you take it from a zoning or jurisdiction angle? And consider going one or 2 above that policeman to the commander? Ask if they do have jurisdiction where you are.
But most of all stay healthy and rested!
Sorry about the new aggravation, Rachel! Can you take it from a zoning or jurisdiction angle? And consider going one or 2 above that policeman to the commander? Ask if they do have jurisdiction where you are.
But most of all stay healthy and rested!
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I'm so very sorry to hear this. I lost my mom to pancreatic cancer 2-1/2 years ago and my dad is now battling lymphoma.
I wish you strength and courage in your fight. Stay strong!
((hugs))
I wish you strength and courage in your fight. Stay strong!
((hugs))
Good morning, Rachel,
. Good luck at resolving this situation. I tend to react like your husband, and the Princess is my anchor.
X 2 - as if you all need anything else on your plate to worry and stress about right nowLook at your taxes and see what your zoning is. Just because the city comes to you, it does not mean you moved to the city.
One big cyber hug to your husband and maybe a piece of sympathy pie with ice cream on the side.
Just what you needed. <sigh> I agree with you - making a few phone calls sounds like a better way to start than getting stressed out. In our family I tend to be the one to say, "Okay, let's calm down and figure this out." while Ken is still in panic mode.
Cowley is a unique place to live. There's some kind of livestock or "traditional farm animal" on every block. Been that way since Cowley was founded. It's neat to watch the kids walking their 4-H sheep down the street in the evenings. Our neighbor on the South side of us has horses. Across the street, the neighbor there will raise a steer or two every few years. There are goats, cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, chickens, ducks and turkeys in town. Our town council finally decided we needed to pass a animal control ordinance because in some small communities without that in place the state has come in and said the critters in residential areas have to go. It took us 6 months, and we had a lot of input from the community during open meetings, and we put together an ordinance that works. Some folks thought we went too far, some thought we didn't go far enough, but in the end we have a plan we can all live with.
One of the big sticking points was on swine. Many residents said they didn't want them at all, but we knew we had a lot of 4-H kids who had traditionally raised them for fair. So we allow them, but only for so many months while they are being raised for fair. We have a permit system in place, and every January anyone owning any kind of livestock has to come in and get an annual permit. The fee is cheap - just a few bucks per animal - and their permit outlines the requirements for cleanliness and sanitation. 4-H kids have to bring in their working folder and they only pay $1.00. The biggest thing the permit system does is give us some muscle when it comes to enforcement. They know the rules if they want to continue to be able to raise critters in town and if they are n violation of cleanliness and basic sanitation requirements then we have recourse. We voted this ordinance in in 2011 and we have yet to issue a citation, which is pretty doggone good!
Anyway, just to illustrate, I leave you with a photo of our granddaughter, Little Diane, being dropped off from school by two of her friends. Little Diane is the one "sitting in the front seat."
Cowley is a unique place to live. There's some kind of livestock or "traditional farm animal" on every block. Been that way since Cowley was founded. It's neat to watch the kids walking their 4-H sheep down the street in the evenings. Our neighbor on the South side of us has horses. Across the street, the neighbor there will raise a steer or two every few years. There are goats, cows, horses, donkeys, sheep, chickens, ducks and turkeys in town. Our town council finally decided we needed to pass a animal control ordinance because in some small communities without that in place the state has come in and said the critters in residential areas have to go. It took us 6 months, and we had a lot of input from the community during open meetings, and we put together an ordinance that works. Some folks thought we went too far, some thought we didn't go far enough, but in the end we have a plan we can all live with.
One of the big sticking points was on swine. Many residents said they didn't want them at all, but we knew we had a lot of 4-H kids who had traditionally raised them for fair. So we allow them, but only for so many months while they are being raised for fair. We have a permit system in place, and every January anyone owning any kind of livestock has to come in and get an annual permit. The fee is cheap - just a few bucks per animal - and their permit outlines the requirements for cleanliness and sanitation. 4-H kids have to bring in their working folder and they only pay $1.00. The biggest thing the permit system does is give us some muscle when it comes to enforcement. They know the rules if they want to continue to be able to raise critters in town and if they are n violation of cleanliness and basic sanitation requirements then we have recourse. We voted this ordinance in in 2011 and we have yet to issue a citation, which is pretty doggone good!
Anyway, just to illustrate, I leave you with a photo of our granddaughter, Little Diane, being dropped off from school by two of her friends. Little Diane is the one "sitting in the front seat."
@Blooie , your town's ordinance makes a lot of sense so big
to you all. Love the photo!
Guess I'm the "odd woman out" here...DH tells me to stop worrying while I'm pacing the floor and pulling my hair out, lol.
Guess I'm the "odd woman out" here...DH tells me to stop worrying while I'm pacing the floor and pulling my hair out, lol.
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Well, that was fast! Bless that officer's heart for resolving this so quickly.....
Apparently he wound up speaking to the county planning commission, specifically Laura who we have worked with on and off for the last 4 years trying to figure how to get a new house on our place. She was able to explain our situation and we are good to go. It's a grandfathered in kind of thing, so if we don't keep pigs for 12 consecutive months we can lose the right, but that shouldn't be a problem. We also need to move the pen 35 feet from that neighbors property line, but have a month to do so
We really just need to move.
Apparently he wound up speaking to the county planning commission, specifically Laura who we have worked with on and off for the last 4 years trying to figure how to get a new house on our place. She was able to explain our situation and we are good to go. It's a grandfathered in kind of thing, so if we don't keep pigs for 12 consecutive months we can lose the right, but that shouldn't be a problem. We also need to move the pen 35 feet from that neighbors property line, but have a month to do so
We really just need to move.
Outstanding - so glad someone who was familiar with the situation was on the other end of the phone and able to clarify things so quickly!
Good resolution.
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